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Cook Captain James - A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean (3 Volumes)
Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
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Undertaken By The Command Of His Majesty For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed Under The Direction Of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore. In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779. Vol I and II written by Captain James Cook. Vol III by Captain James King. Printed by W. And T. Strahan, London, 1784, with 24 engraved plates, maps and charts, full calf, ex library, front board of Vol I detached, leather worn, otherwise good.
